1987 Brownlow Medal

1987 Brownlow Medal
Date	Monday, 21 September 1987
Location	Ballroom, Hyatt on Collins
Hosted by	Peter Landy
Winners	Tony Lockett (St Kilda) John Platten (Hawthorn) (20 votes)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Seven Network

The 1987 Brownlow Medal was the 60th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home-and-away season.^[1] Tony Lockett of the St Kilda Football Club and John Platten of the Hawthorn Football Club both won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 1987 VFL season.^[2][3]

The Count was notable for being the first use of the theme from The Untouchables as the winner's theme, which has subsequently been used every year since.^[4]

It remains the first and only time a full-forward (Lockett) won the award in the history of the medal.

Leading vote-getters

	Player	Votes
=1st	Tony Lockett (St Kilda)	20
	John Platten (Hawthorn)
=3rd	Paul Meldrum (Carlton)	15
	Brian Royal (Footscray)
=5th	Craig Bradley (Carlton)	14
	Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)
	Stephen Kernahan (Carlton)
	Greg Williams (Sydney)*	13
=9th	Brian Wilson (Melbourne)	12
	Mark Naley (Carlton)

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.

References

1. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
2. "1987 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
3. Cockerill, Mike (22 September 1987). "Favourites share Brownlow Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 48.
4. "1987 Brownlow Medal". YouTube. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.